'(6A) No such order as is mentioned in subsection (5) may be made unless the court is satisfied that the liable person will thereafter make in full all payments due from him pursuant to the maintenance calculation which applies to him.'.

Mr Paul Burstow

Mr Andrew George

77

Page 13, line 25, leave out Clause 15.

Mr Andrew George
Mr Paul Burstow

126

Clause 17, page 17, line 37, leave out 'the Consolidated Fund' and insert 'a general fund designated for the relief of hardship arising from arrears of maintenance suffered by parents with care.'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

27

Clause 18, page 18, line 1, leave out from 'having' to 'under' in line 2 and insert 'been treated as having applied for a maintenance calculation'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

28

Clause 18, page 19, line 1, leave out from beginning to end of line 2.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

29

Clause 19, page 19, line 33, leave out from 'decision' to 'and' in line 34 and insert 'under section 11 or 12 on the application, nor decided not to make a maintenance calculation;'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

30

Clause 19, page 19, line 46, leave out from 'has' to end of line 47 and insert 'decided not to make a maintenance calculation'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

31

Clause 20, page 20, line 45, leave out ', and that rate applies' and insert '(or would be so liable but for a variation having been agreed to), and that rate applies (or would have applied)'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

32

Clause 20, page 21, line 8, after 'that' insert 'payments in respect of child support maintenance are made or that'.

'( ) In section 27A (recovery of fees for scientific tests), in subsection (1)(a), after "made" there shall be inserted "or treated as made".'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

46

Schedule 3, page 76, line 29, at end insert

'( ) In section 28ZA (decisions involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases), in subsection (1)

(a) in paragraph (a), for the words "in relation to a maintenance assessment" there shall be substituted "or with respect to a reduced benefit decision under section 46"; and

(b) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted

"(b) an appeal is pending against a decision given in relation to a different matter by a Child Support Commissioner or a court."

( ) In section 28ZB (appeals involving issues that arise on appeal in other cases)

(a) in subsection (1), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted

"(a) an appeal ("appeal A") in relation to a decision or the imposition of a requirement falling within section 20(1) is made to an appeal tribunal, or from an appeal tribunal to a Child Support Commissioner;"; and

(b) in subsection (4), for the words "or assessment" there shall be substituted "or the imposition of the requirement".

( ) In section 28ZC (restrictions on liability in certain cases of error)

(a) in subsection (1)(b)(i), at the end there shall be inserted "or one treated as having been so made, or under section 46 as to the reduction of benefit";

(b) in subsection (1)(b)(ii), for the words from "a decision" to the end there shall be substituted "any decision (made after the commencement date) referred to in section 16(1A)";

(c) in subsection (1)(b)(iii), for the words from "a decision" to the end there shall be substituted "any decision (made after the commencement date) referred to in section 17(1)";

(d) in subsection (3), after "liability" there shall be inserted "or the reduction of a person's benefit"; and

(e) in subsection (6), in the definition of "adjudicating authority", at the end insert "or, in the case of a decision made on a referral under section 28D(1)(b), an appeal tribunal".'

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

47

Schedule 3, page 76, line 32, leave out from 'maintenance),' to end of line 35 and insert 'for subsection (2) there shall be substituted

"(2) The Secretary of State may, except in prescribed cases, arrange for the collection of any periodical payments, or secured periodical payments, of a prescribed kind which are payable for the benefit of a child even though he is not arranging for the collection of child support maintenance with respect to that child.".'

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

48

Schedule 3, page 76, line 35, at end insert

'( ) In section 32 (regulations about deduction from earnings orders), in subsection (2), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted

"(bb) for the amount or amounts which are to be deducted from the liable person's earnings not to exceed a prescribed proportion of his earnings (as determined by the employer);".'

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

49

Schedule 3, page 76, line 41, at end insert

'( ) In section 51 (supplementary power to make regulations), in subsection (2)

(a) for paragraph (a)(ii) and (iii) there shall be substituted

"(ii) the making of decisions under section 11;

(iii) the making of decisions under section 16 or 17;"; and

(b) for paragraph (b) there shall be substituted

"(b) extending the categories of case to which section 16, 17 or 20 applies;".'

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

50

Schedule 3, page 76, line 44, at end insert

'( ) after the definition of "deduction from earnings order" there shall be inserted

""default maintenance decision" has the meaning given in section 12;";

( ) in the definition of "interim maintenance assessment, for the word "assessment" there shall be substituted the word "decision";

( ) for the definition of "maintenance assessment" there shall be substituted

""maintenance calculation" means a calculation of maintenance made under this Act and, except in prescribed circumstances, includes a default maintenance decision and an interim maintenance decision;"'.

Mr Jeff Rooker
Angela Eagle
Mr Kevin Hughes
Mr Richard Burden

51

Schedule 3, page 76, line 48, at end insert

'(12) In Schedule 1 (maintenance assessments)

(a) paragraph 13 (which relates to assessments under which the amount payable is nil) shall cease to have effect; and

(b) in paragraph 16 (which is about the termination of assessments)

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), paragraphs (d) and (e) shall cease to have effect,

(ii) sub-paragraphs (2) to (9) shall cease to have effect; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (10), the words ", or should be cancelled" shall cease to have effect.'